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appendicular

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ap·pen·dic·u·lar  (pn-dky-lr)
adj.
Of, relating to, or consisting of an appendage or appendages, especially the limbs: the appendicular skeleton.

[From Latin appendicula, diminutive of appendix, appendic-, appendix; see appendix.]

appendicular [ˌæpənˈdɪkjʊlə]
adj
1. relating to an appendage or appendicle
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy of or relating to the vermiform appendix
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Adj.1.appendicular - relating to or consisting of an appendage or appendagesappendicular - relating to or consisting of an appendage or appendages; especially the limbs; "the appendicular skeleton"


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